IS 40/29 NEWS AT FIVE. >> AND WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS OUT OF CLARKSVILLE. >> THE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT THERE CONFIRMED A PLANE CRASH NEARBY. AN AIRPORT MANAGER CONFIRMED THE CRASH WITH US OFFICIALS SAY IT HAPPENED ABOUT 15 OR 20 MINUTES AFTER THE ECLIPSE. BUT THE CRASH WAS NOT RELATED TO THE EVENT, THE MANAGER SAYS. A PILOT AND A TWIN ENGINE PROP PLANE LOST POWER IN ONE OF THE ENGINES DURING TAKEOFF. THE MANAGER SAID THAT THE PLANE LANDED IN A WOODED AREA THAT CAN’T BE ACCESSED. THERE WERE FOUR PEOPLE ON BOARD. EVERYONE MADE IT OUT WITH NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.
An airplane crashed near Clarksville Municipal Airport in Johnson County, Arkansas, according to Jim Looney, airport manager.Four people were on board the plane. There were injuries, but none were life-threatening.The twin-engine prop plane lost power in one of the engines during takeoff just after 2 p.m.It landed in …